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A spat over a controversial baseball player ended in a wild accusation over the Covid vaccine. It all comes down to the question “What counts as official knowledge?” How do we find it and who do we trust to deliver it? It’s become my belief that this is the largest area of political and cultural polarization in Western culture. I also tell the story of a true hero on the freeways of Los Angeles.

Links:
Ezra Klein interviews Ross Douthat

Malcolm Gladwell reviews RFK Jr.’s vaccine skepticism

Malcolm Gladwell explores RFK’s appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience

The Guerrilla Artist who Fixed LA’s Freeways

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